Speech Language Pathologist

Join our team and take advantage of an exciting sign-on bonus, along with relocation assistance to help make your transition smooth and stress-free! SUMMARY This position provides a comprehensive range of speech, language, and/or feeding services including assessment, treatment, and parent education/coaching in a multidisciplinary setting. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Conduct age-appropriate clinical and functional speech-language/communication evaluations/assessments, develop therapy treatment plans based on evaluation/assessment findings and patient/family input Provide skilled, evidence-based therapy services and adapt treatment to patient’s progress and needs Incorporate parents/guardians in treatment sessions using a coaching model Collaborate within a multidisciplinary model, including clinics and co-treatment sessions with other therapeutic providers (e.g., physical therapy, occupational therapy, audiology, nutritionists) Provide ongoing education to parents, families, educators, and other professionals regarding speech-language and feeding therapies and their impact on communication, learning, socialization, and overall quality of life, as well as advances in diagnoses and treatment Document evaluations/assessments, treatments, consultations, patient/family education, and all relevant and required patient care information in the electronic health record in an accurate and timely manner, in accordance with clinic policies Participate in new staff orientation and ongoing staff education Perform other duties as required and assigned KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES Knowledge of evidence-based approaches to planning and providing patient care; experience in measuring and reporting clinical and functional outcomes of care to parents, physicians, and other professionals Knowledge of clinic-wide, local, state, and national regulatory requirements and ability to execute job duties consistent with them Experience with light-tech and high-tech forms of augmentative and alternative communication and/or personal amplification such as cochlear implants, bone-anchored hearing aids, conventional hearing aids, and classroom amplification technology Specialty training in at least one of the following areas: cleft lip and palate, Deaf/Hard of Hearing, feeding, autism, augmentative and alternative communication, early intervention, and complex, rare medical conditions Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and relevant software skills Maintain confidentiality of patient, personnel, and corporate data Select and use age, diagnosis, and developmentally appropriate assessment methods, standardized tests, and other tools to evaluate the communication abilities of children of all ages and varied disorders Complete screenings for specific needs including feeding, AAC, VPI, and listening and spoken language; and refer, as appropriate, for specialized evaluation and treatment Develop appropriate, measurable treatment goals, document progress toward goals, modify treatment plans according to patient progress and established policies Provide culturally sensitive and linguistically appropriate intervention services; work with and support interpreters and translators, as needed Supervise students and clinical fellows, as well as other support personnel in accordance with all local, state, and national guidelines Effectively manage time with proven ability to meet deadlines; organization and attention to detail Operate personal computer and related office equipment as needed to perform job function #J-18808-Ljbffr